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12
Jul
2024

PS Seminar Series - Photosynthesis promotes pre-protein processing of chloroplast SEC and TAT cargoes »

3.30pm 12 July 2024

Results show that the processing of a specific module of Photosystem-associated proteins and concomitantly progression of chloroplast biogenesis depend on active photosynthesis early in plant development.

10
Jul
2024

PS Seminar Series - Nocturnal warming and physiological acclimation in crops: lessons from a 100+ years of Australian wheat »

12pm 10 July 2024

Global increases in mean minimum temperature (i.e. night temperature) is associated with significant crop yield losses.

02
Jul
2024

PS Seminar Series: Targets of powdery mildew avirulence effectors in barley »

12pm 2 July 2024

Blumeria hordei (Bh) causes the powdery mildew disease of barley. In resistant barley lines, the RNase-like Bh AVRA effectors are recognized by immune receptors encoded at the barley Mildew locus a (Mla).

01
Jul
2024

PS Seminar Series - How will plants adapt to a high CO2 world? »

12pm 1 July 2024

In this talk I will discuss our progress in understanding the impact of eCO2 concentrations on a forest ecosystem using data from the Free-Air Carbon dioxide Enrichment (FACE) site at the Birmingham Institute for Forest Research (BIFoR), and show some recent data of the effects on the nutritional status of seed.

21
Jun
2024

E&E PhD Exit Seminar: Evaluating plant-pathogen interactions in classical biological control of weeds: Kordyana brasiliensis released against...

3.30pm 21 June 2024

Classical weed biocontrol refers to the deliberate introduction of co-evolved host-specific natural enemy of a weed.

14
Jun
2024

PS Seminar Series - Development of Indigenous Indonesian pigmented rice as functional food to support food security amid global climate change ...

3.30pm 14 June 2024

Plant biotechnology has become an essential tool in the effort to enhance global food security. Faced with challenges such as a growing population, climate change, and land degradation, plant biotechnology plays a crucial role in improving food production, quality, and agricultural sustainability.

13
Jun
2024

E&E Seminar: Integrative food-web research across scales »

1pm 13 June 2024

In nature, organisms do not exist in isolation. They interact with surrounding biotic and abiotic components to form complex ecological networks, such as food webs. It is the states and dynamics of these networks that then foster biodiversity at the community level or beyond.

07
Jun
2024

E&E PhD Exit Seminar: Gaining information about danger in a challenging world »

3.30pm 7 June 2024

Information about danger is vital for wildlife, yet can be difficult to gain in complex environments. Anthropogenic and other noise can disrupt acoustic communication, and predators may be visually hidden in cluttered environments.

05
Jun
2024

PS Seminar Series: Turbulence and the Atmospheric Environment of Plants »

12pm 5 June 2024

Plants have co-evolved with the atmosphere and the climate and play essential roles in the global hydrological and carbon cycles.

31
May
2024

PS PhD Exit Seminar - Feeding your Guests: The role of UmamiT transporters in root nodulation »

3.30pm 31 May 2024

During root nodulation both the rhizobial symbiont and the legume host must coordinate resources to ensure proper growth and maintenance of the symbiotic relationship. To

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